The city of London is currently adding to the East-West rapid transit connection, adding to the current 62 miles public transport network. For this major project, 13 miles of new tunnels are being bored in the city center. The soil consists mainly of soft clay with a consistency that makes the transport of excavated material especially challenging. H+E Logistik and NORD DRIVESYSTEMS, two German industry specialists, are supplying suitable conveying technology including NORD geared motors.
Belgium Metal, backed by 20 years of operations in the steel frame and boiler market, moved to brand new premises in 2011 on the Plenesses Industrial Zone at Thimisther-Clermont in Liege province, Eastern Belgium. The company has a well-filled order book due to the much varied industrial potential of Wallonia and has now started operations in Northern France, Luxemburg and Flanders. Verlinde overhead cranes working in Belgium Metal workshops contribute significantly to manufacturing efficacy.
Morgan Advanced Materials will showcase a range of its innovative transducer solutions on stand 4.H19 at the European Utility Week event to be held at the RAI Convention Centre in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, from 15-17 October 2013.
HMS Industrial Networks now launches a range of CAN repeaters under the IXXAT brand. These well-proven products enable coupling of two or more CAN network segments, provide them with galvanic isolation, and eliminate the effects of EMI (Electromagnetic Interference).
Icon Polymer Group, a technology company in engineered polymer products, has sold its market-leading vacuum cleaner flat drive belt business to US-based Grand River Rubber & Plastics.
SIFCO Applied Surface Concepts (ASC), a world leading supplier of selective plating technology and solutions has achieved accreditation for chemical processing to AC7108 for the aerospace sector.
The major new release of the EPLAN Platform has launched. Version 2.3 focuses on standardization and automation, which opens up new opportunities for users when it comes to standard-compliant design and handling safety values. Simple macro editing and extended search functions for system settings guarantee highly productive engineering for users. Another practical benefit: central administration of phased-out devices and associated test runs to give transparency and safety to existing projects.